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a year ago all the wise guys were telling us to avoid china because it was a house of cards. the course only grew more uniform with the chinese market falling to multiyear lows. but in the last few weeks, china's economy bottomed during the summer as they were focused way too much on beating inflation. now it's become the best performer in the world, and i don't think you've missed the move which is why my trust has been buying an etf that mimics china. finally there's apple. we've become addicted to apple. we are deeply focused on its decline which continued in the a.m. today, taking out $500 right before the opening, while it rallied with the rest of the market into the bell. i'm sure some people feel it's now washed out. i for one welcome the shakeout. apple had become the only stock that people talked about, a sure sign it was overheated. the summer soldiers, the sunshine patriots, they're now headed for the hills. aided by analysts who can't take the pain and are anxious to distance themselves from a stock that they perceive to be a loser so they cut the price targets an
a year ago all the wise guys were telling us to avoid china because it was a house of cards. the course only grew more uniform with the chinese market falling to multiyear lows. but in the last few weeks, china's economy bottomed during the summer as they were focused way too much on beating inflation. now it's become the best performer in the world, and i don't think you've missed the move which is why my trust has been buying an etf that mimics china. finally there's apple. we've become...
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starbucks is not slowing down in china. we see slowdown in china from yum! brands. we also see it from tiffany's. starbucks had a very, very good quarter. the stock gapped higher. analyst howard schultz said the right thing, they are not slowing down in china. green mountain i think has problems. they have too much competition. they have a lot of inventory. there is possible accounting. i would not be selling puts in a stock like green mountain, that you could blink your eye, it could be $25 next week. > > it went down from $110. i'm comfortable owning it at a lower level. i think- > > what level? it traded at $29- > > if i buy it at $30, i can live with that- > > it just traded 18 two months ago- but to get back to starbucks, starbucks is going into tea in india. that's big. > round number three: tip top ten. 10 s&p stocks make up 80% of the index climb. is that bullish or bearish for equity markets? > > obviously it is bullish. if you look at what stocks have rallied this year, we talked about it last week, is the banks. the banks have been on fire. apple is one o
starbucks is not slowing down in china. we see slowdown in china from yum! brands. we also see it from tiffany's. starbucks had a very, very good quarter. the stock gapped higher. analyst howard schultz said the right thing, they are not slowing down in china. green mountain i think has problems. they have too much competition. they have a lot of inventory. there is possible accounting. i would not be selling puts in a stock like green mountain, that you could blink your eye, it could be $25...
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it plans to open 2400 starbucks in china and the u.s. within two years. "overall, there's going to be coffee available. that'll help you on pricing, so it might be a good time to be expanding." starbucks' expansion plans aren't only meared number of shops. in the last 12 months, its acquired juice company evolution fresh, bakery la boulange, and is about to finalize acquisition of tea company teavanna. tensions remain high in michigan's capitol city, where legislation is about to be passed that could weaken the power of unions. protestors are furious. republican lawmakers moved quickly last week to enact "right to work legislation," allowing workers at unionized companies not to pay dues to the union, which reduces bargaining power right in the uaw's own back yard. the measure has already been approved by both chambers of michigan's legislature, and final enactment could take place tomorrow. republican governor rick snyder supports the legislation. if enacted, it would make michigan the 24th state with right-to-work laws. recent strikes at a california sh
it plans to open 2400 starbucks in china and the u.s. within two years. "overall, there's going to be coffee available. that'll help you on pricing, so it might be a good time to be expanding." starbucks' expansion plans aren't only meared number of shops. in the last 12 months, its acquired juice company evolution fresh, bakery la boulange, and is about to finalize acquisition of tea company teavanna. tensions remain high in michigan's capitol city, where legislation is about to be...
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opened 30 new stores in china. and there is a universality in gap that will resonate over there. and the results were pretty darn good. the company delivering 6% increase in same-store sales. driven by strength. and i think the strength is going to continue. in fact, i bet things get better in the first half of the year. why? how about the raw cost issue. high cost cotton, a big headwind for gap. the price of cotton declined dramatically and the company will lap double digit cotton price increases. cotton is a huge cost for gap. more so than any -- more so than most retailers. the savings from lower cotton prices represent a tailwind for the company. what we discovered with dollar general if gross margins are expanding, people like you, even if margins aren't as strong as we were true. gap sells 9% long term growth rate. buy the stock here and buy more if it goes lower as we approach the ugh-ugh. that's the new thing for fiscal cliff. two lines. anyway, gap is not getting credit it deserves. the recent pullback is a terrific buying opportunity, one you don't want to miss, at leas
opened 30 new stores in china. and there is a universality in gap that will resonate over there. and the results were pretty darn good. the company delivering 6% increase in same-store sales. driven by strength. and i think the strength is going to continue. in fact, i bet things get better in the first half of the year. why? how about the raw cost issue. high cost cotton, a big headwind for gap. the price of cotton declined dramatically and the company will lap double digit cotton price...
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china is starting to come back. on the other side of china, we should start to see good rebound. that is the premise. here we are in the united states with one of the best economies in the world getting better and the potential to take them off the rails with the fiscal cliff conversation. liz: more than 200 companies have moved up their dividend of dave. do you have plans to speed up your favorites before the end of the year, andrew? >> we have a very healthy dividend payment. we have what we consider a long-term approach. the short answer is, we are looking at all options. it is doubtful we will do anything. liz: are you in the cheering for you think it will not be as bad if they do not strike a deal? >> there is no business leader out there that is not in the camp of saying if this does not get done, this will be a very negative affect on the u.s. economy. we are in the camp, all of us, working hard to bring that point to both sides of the aisle. i believe that they are hearing that very loudly from many of us in the business community. the hammering out and the public domain
china is starting to come back. on the other side of china, we should start to see good rebound. that is the premise. here we are in the united states with one of the best economies in the world getting better and the potential to take them off the rails with the fiscal cliff conversation. liz: more than 200 companies have moved up their dividend of dave. do you have plans to speed up your favorites before the end of the year, andrew? >> we have a very healthy dividend payment. we have...
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china just, is investing billions of dollars in high-speed rail. what are we doing here in this country? we should be rebuilding america. have more taxpayers and quit putting increased burden on taxpayers. >> then raise the taxes. liz: will we have a deal tonight? >> dennis, raise taxes to pay for it, please. take that position and come out and say raise taxes to pay for it. stop borrowing money to do what you said. liz: representative humans camp will we have a deal? >> no time to finish that. irs moved back withholding tables. there is still a few days. deal that raises taxes increases spending and ignores entitlement reforms i'm a no on any deals. david: no on deals from all three of you guys. wish we had better news to report but happy new year. keep it real at least for the new year. congressman huelskamp, mulvaney and kucinich. liz: thank you for your presence on the show. >> thank you. liz: while the world is watching the clock closely while we face the fiscal cliff deadline, wilbur ross says there is looming deadline that could cause the u.
china just, is investing billions of dollars in high-speed rail. what are we doing here in this country? we should be rebuilding america. have more taxpayers and quit putting increased burden on taxpayers. >> then raise the taxes. liz: will we have a deal tonight? >> dennis, raise taxes to pay for it, please. take that position and come out and say raise taxes to pay for it. stop borrowing money to do what you said. liz: representative humans camp will we have a deal? >> no...
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china and the united states. david: hold on, bob, let me define what you mean about clean energy, a lot of people from nrc did do not include natural gas with clean energy, but do you? >> well, what i'm talking about is wind, solar and other sources, but the key-- >> what about natural gas bob? >> the key to it, david, how we get it. it has to be gotten in a responsible way. we can't continue to put our communities, our ranchers, our farmers at risk and we can't continue to kick down the road the transition we need to make for the sake of our economy, for the sake of our national security for the sake of our-- >> we're not kick it go down the road. this isn't a fiscal cliff kick down the road. they're improving techniques all the time. they're not kicking the problem down the road. >> most are. and those that aren't need to be required to do so. we need to improve the public oversight. right now they don't have to comply with our foundational safeguards, david. like the clean water act. safe drinking water. that
china and the united states. david: hold on, bob, let me define what you mean about clean energy, a lot of people from nrc did do not include natural gas with clean energy, but do you? >> well, what i'm talking about is wind, solar and other sources, but the key-- >> what about natural gas bob? >> the key to it, david, how we get it. it has to be gotten in a responsible way. we can't continue to put our communities, our ranchers, our farmers at risk and we can't continue to...
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so you have china engineering a soft landing and starting to recover. you have europe away from the brink. greece got upgraded today. who would have thought it. that is what the market is looking at. saying okay. it is not going to be the worst kcase sharcenario, but you coul extend the middle class tax cuts and be done with it. it is in a recession. >> and i think the market would not like that very much. everybody is expecting that you get the middle class tax cuts done. >> and if you can get china and europe doing better. it is hard to be terribly bearish on the u.s. >> y are going to stay with our politico expert. this is a rally that has surprised experts. it hasn't been that easy to be optimistic. >> it is. i think you have to be cautious here. the probability that this could fall apart is very, very real. >> so, you have to be careful up at these levels as a trader. i have low exposure up here. i have protection. that is how you have to play this market. stay with us please. >> yesterday it looked like washington was inching towards a deal. but t
so you have china engineering a soft landing and starting to recover. you have europe away from the brink. greece got upgraded today. who would have thought it. that is what the market is looking at. saying okay. it is not going to be the worst kcase sharcenario, but you coul extend the middle class tax cuts and be done with it. it is in a recession. >> and i think the market would not like that very much. everybody is expecting that you get the middle class tax cuts done. >> and if...
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smartphone in china. shares of nokia jumped 12.8%. volume was very heavy as shares sit at a seven-month high. meantime, banking stocks were in focus thanks to the job cuts announced at citigroup. bank of america joined in the rallyitesh shar closing with a double-digit handle. with b. of a. finishing the session at $10.46, it's the first close over $10 per share since july 2011. also helping the financial sector: insurance companies.sh two of them released their esatim of how much hurricane sandy will cost them. travelers figures the storm wilt cost it $650 million. hartford pegged its storm losses a analysts say the companies can absorb the impact. both stocks were higher. travelers rallied 4.9%, closing less than one dollar away from a new 52-week high. hartford added 2.9%. drug giant pfizer had encouraging news on an experimental breast cancer drug. with up to $6 billion in potential global sales, the stock rallied. shares jumped 1.9% on heavier than usual volume. while the breast cancer drug tests wer
smartphone in china. shares of nokia jumped 12.8%. volume was very heavy as shares sit at a seven-month high. meantime, banking stocks were in focus thanks to the job cuts announced at citigroup. bank of america joined in the rallyitesh shar closing with a double-digit handle. with b. of a. finishing the session at $10.46, it's the first close over $10 per share since july 2011. also helping the financial sector: insurance companies.sh two of them released their esatim of how much hurricane...
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it's very good for china. but of course, the fiscal cliff will have a huge impact on where emerging markets and the rest of the world goes this year. i think if you really want to play it smart, you look at consumer-facing businesses, health care technology, emerging markets. you can't lose. >> well, ron, that's what i was going to ask you. you brought up india and the rising consumer is such a big piece of the growth story there. can you drill down for me more on how we can tap into that and capitalize on it? >> absolutely. so here's the issue with the consumer. obviously the consumer story is the biggest thing for the emerging markets. that's the story for the next decade at least. the issue is that a lot of the adrs that we can trade don't really touch the consumer as much as we'd like. there are a few. on the technology side, we like a number of stocks, like we like china mobile. that's chl. that gives you the emerging consumer, that's really moving into mobile. we like qihu. that's a stock that really get
it's very good for china. but of course, the fiscal cliff will have a huge impact on where emerging markets and the rest of the world goes this year. i think if you really want to play it smart, you look at consumer-facing businesses, health care technology, emerging markets. you can't lose. >> well, ron, that's what i was going to ask you. you brought up india and the rising consumer is such a big piece of the growth story there. can you drill down for me more on how we can tap into that...
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we're better than china. meanwhile our energy costs are plummeting courtesy of the cleaner, cheaper fuel, natural gas. so cheap here it can be liquefied in the united states and sold overseas at much lower prices. potential exporter dominion later tonight. that business unimpeded by washington could be brimming with jobs. a lot of projects on hold, though, fiscal cliff. yep, the obstacle is washington, all because of the need to sock it to the 2%, not the 1.5% and the over $400,000 crowd, the 1%, or the need to fulfill the anti-tax pledge of allegiance many of our congressmen made to my college chum grover norquist. i thought bill gates and chief justice roberts were powerful. he makes the other guys look like crash dummies. we're on the cusp of an economic boom in this country. but we have politicians that would rather create a recession, a mandated economic collapse, let's create a bear market versus rising above. and guess what? these enemies of wealth and job creation may get their way and win. yes, to bo
we're better than china. meanwhile our energy costs are plummeting courtesy of the cleaner, cheaper fuel, natural gas. so cheap here it can be liquefied in the united states and sold overseas at much lower prices. potential exporter dominion later tonight. that business unimpeded by washington could be brimming with jobs. a lot of projects on hold, though, fiscal cliff. yep, the obstacle is washington, all because of the need to sock it to the 2%, not the 1.5% and the over $400,000 crowd, the...
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and this is not just me forecasting this, opec is worried about it, he stated it, so has the iea if china continues to slow down and they likely will because europe their biggest customer goes into a full-blown recession if not worse, that is going to spell trouble for the global economy, people won't be needing energy and just like we saw in 2008 with the financial crisis, oil gets hit, the prices get hit in that environment, like you said, though, it is a counter cyclical so it is stimulative to the economy, more money in consumers products hopefully to buy and sustain the economy. >> complicated equation there, john, thanks a lot for coming and explaining all of this, have a great weekend. >> >> still hot on this friday night, u.s. manufacturing staying afloat, the luxury boat business made right here in the usa. >> it is called pay as you earn, it is a new obama administration program to pay off student loans, the starting date to sign up is next friday. but it looks like the plan favors graduate students who get bigger paychecks than low earning workers. >> in the state of >> reporte
and this is not just me forecasting this, opec is worried about it, he stated it, so has the iea if china continues to slow down and they likely will because europe their biggest customer goes into a full-blown recession if not worse, that is going to spell trouble for the global economy, people won't be needing energy and just like we saw in 2008 with the financial crisis, oil gets hit, the prices get hit in that environment, like you said, though, it is a counter cyclical so it is stimulative...
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. >>> china opened the world's longest high-speed rail line today. the train travels more than 1,400 miles from beijing in the north to the south of china, a trip that until now took 20 hours. the new train traveling at 186 miles per hour cuts the time to just eight hours. hundreds of the new trains will be put into service on this line alone, as china moves toward its goal of building a nationwide high-speed rail network. >>> and back in this country, a lost and found story involving a best friend. it all began christmas eve outside a grocery store here in new york where a security camera shows a man stealing a dog and then walking away. that dog's name is marlee. a woman who saw him trying to sell the dog thought something was up, so she bought marlee herself, took him to a vet and it turns out he had a microchip which was scanned. as a result, the king charles spaniel was reunited with his 7-year-old owner yesterday afternoon. perhaps the best christmas present she could have wished for. a suspect was taken into custody and charged with stealing m
. >>> china opened the world's longest high-speed rail line today. the train travels more than 1,400 miles from beijing in the north to the south of china, a trip that until now took 20 hours. the new train traveling at 186 miles per hour cuts the time to just eight hours. hundreds of the new trains will be put into service on this line alone, as china moves toward its goal of building a nationwide high-speed rail network. >>> and back in this country, a lost and found story...
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and will start taking share in china, all the big carriers will be selling it and an omg product might be on the way. the market capitalization will still be outsized versus the rest of the market and that i don't like. there's nothing you can do about the rest of the market, right? as we settled three times today, if you want to measure the selloff here, use the 12 days of christmas approach. three nikes, four price lines, eight dells, nine coaches, ten may cy's, 11 ralph laurens, 12 mattells and a partridge and pear tree and it's still a $1 billion company. it goes down $100 billion in cash and plus it's growing. the price to earnings multiple, the apples to apples method so to speak will be the lowest in the whole s&p 500. that can and is happening. valuation will get so cheap that apple will be too compelling for informed people not to own. the company's not going to sell through all of the cash and respective cash and this company is one gigantic atm machine. and guess what? the chart with the nauseating terminology will be meaningless at that point. the technology, not the techni
and will start taking share in china, all the big carriers will be selling it and an omg product might be on the way. the market capitalization will still be outsized versus the rest of the market and that i don't like. there's nothing you can do about the rest of the market, right? as we settled three times today, if you want to measure the selloff here, use the 12 days of christmas approach. three nikes, four price lines, eight dells, nine coaches, ten may cy's, 11 ralph laurens, 12 mattells...
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industrials when the economy started to slow due to the blow up in europe and fast-growing markets like china slammed on the brakes with higher interest rates, you got obliterated. how about if you owned too many banks right before the financial crisis hi. i know a lot of people who did, by the way, they had such good yields and the dotcom bust, where the ruination occurred, something then tired an entire generation of people on investing. spread your money across stocks in you be related sectors so when something happens and makes one of them goes down hard the rest remain relatively unscathed. sometimes you can go higher. your basic diversification and mandatory in cramerica. if you're prepared for anything, not enough to make sure your stocks don't overlap, you need a portfolio that works in all kinds of markets, so tonight i want to explain and refine what i like to call the new diversification, how to protect your wealth and ensure you work something in increasingly chaotic, difficult, unforgiving, nauseating miserable market where diversified by sector alone can not be enough. the new d
industrials when the economy started to slow due to the blow up in europe and fast-growing markets like china slammed on the brakes with higher interest rates, you got obliterated. how about if you owned too many banks right before the financial crisis hi. i know a lot of people who did, by the way, they had such good yields and the dotcom bust, where the ruination occurred, something then tired an entire generation of people on investing. spread your money across stocks in you be related...
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. >>> number five, china, is china slowing or leading the world? we do know that china will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure, by 2030. china also getting more than a few mentions during the presidential campaign's probably because it is pretty clear, china is both a competitor and a partner. >> number four, europe, the european union was fractured by debt and the plans to fix it. that saga is far from over. >>> number three, the housing market, finally, finally bottomed out. the combination of home prices and continued mortgage rates set off a building and buying spree. well-he well-heeled investors began to buy entire neighborhoods. and homeowners got more with a hefty down payment. >> and cnn predicts that barack obama will be reelected president of the united states. >> the election, more than just about obama and romney, more about socialism, and capitalism and spending, about the role government should have in your life. >> number one is the fiscal cliff. lawmakers saw it coming, but didn't bother to pay any attention to i
. >>> number five, china, is china slowing or leading the world? we do know that china will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure, by 2030. china also getting more than a few mentions during the presidential campaign's probably because it is pretty clear, china is both a competitor and a partner. >> number four, europe, the european union was fractured by debt and the plans to fix it. that saga is far from over. >>> number three, the housing market,...
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advantageous platform for manufacturing other than for china. stuart: do you think many of these jobs will come back, many of them will come back to america? >> many of them will come back to the u.s. austin consulting group says in 2015 you'll see seven industries it will be cheaper to manufacture in the u.s. than china and all sorts of manufacturing deals here. >> what. >> transportation costs are lower. delivery to market is slashed. energy prices are much cheaper. your work force is more productive and less likely to go out on strike. stuart: wait, wait a minute. the work force in america is more productive and less likely to go on strike than china, is that right? >> in china you have one wild cat strike after another, and suicide. and they make the products for apple said 10,000 robots and in 2014 one million. wh you have robot production, that minimizes china's cheap labor. and in california where they have facilities with robots it's just as cheap orrer than a robot in shin sheng. you wait a minute how come you're so wrong, china hasn't
advantageous platform for manufacturing other than for china. stuart: do you think many of these jobs will come back, many of them will come back to america? >> many of them will come back to the u.s. austin consulting group says in 2015 you'll see seven industries it will be cheaper to manufacture in the u.s. than china and all sorts of manufacturing deals here. >> what. >> transportation costs are lower. delivery to market is slashed. energy prices are much cheaper. your...
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of the china's sales. we should think of yum as a chinese dog with an american tail. does this mean that china which has been showing signs of life is back sliding and all the big expansionist data we've been getting is a false tale? i'm putting it on the line for you tonight. absolutely not. too many good things happening in china. bank reserve injections have really stimulated industrial growth. i think china is going like this. as far as american companies linked with china, it's been a real mixed picture lately. nike has had a very nice run in the united states. but china's been a big disappointment, including concerns over too much inventory. coach is expanding rather rapidly in china. the latest weakness came from the united states, not china. starbucks. i think china is a growth story there frankly. the high quality problem of lines that are too long. i think we'll hear amazing things about china when howard schultz has his analyst conference in new york on december 5th. it will be a great con fab.
of the china's sales. we should think of yum as a chinese dog with an american tail. does this mean that china which has been showing signs of life is back sliding and all the big expansionist data we've been getting is a false tale? i'm putting it on the line for you tonight. absolutely not. too many good things happening in china. bank reserve injections have really stimulated industrial growth. i think china is going like this. as far as american companies linked with china, it's been a real...
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nonfu springs in china. they go to a spring, bottle up water, put it in trucks to deliver to their constituents. that process was five hours. now with hana we have the transportation plan figured out. not from five hours, in 2 1/2 minutes. what does that mean? 30% lower transportation costs. 15% lower total costs for their company. 4% margin improvement across the enterprise. the winning strategy. >> yes, it is. but now i want to one up that. tell me what you've done for eric rubin and the nfl. i'm very tired. we have a commissioner here for fantasy football. sometimes i want to wring his neck. he says i can't get the download of the waiver wire for multiple hours. this is a rival website. what have you done for nfl.com? >> eric and roger goodell, these are great leaders. they know what to do for their fans. they want to improve the fan experience. >> they pick up the phone and they call you? i know you call everybody. >> they call me. exactly. or i'll call them. as long as we talk we can solve problems. now
nonfu springs in china. they go to a spring, bottle up water, put it in trucks to deliver to their constituents. that process was five hours. now with hana we have the transportation plan figured out. not from five hours, in 2 1/2 minutes. what does that mean? 30% lower transportation costs. 15% lower total costs for their company. 4% margin improvement across the enterprise. the winning strategy. >> yes, it is. but now i want to one up that. tell me what you've done for eric rubin and...
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. >> china, china, china. >> china also getting more than a few mentions during the presidential campaign. it's pretty clear china is a competitor and a partner. >> number four, europe, the european union was fractured by too much debt and the austerity plans to fix it. that saga is far from over. number three, the housing market. finally finally bottomed out, the combination of low home prices and continued record low mortgage rates set off a building and buying spree. well healed investors began buying entire neighborhoods, but first time buyers were also able to get a home of their own for the first time in years. as long as they had a hefty downpayment. >> number two. >> cnn projects that barack obama will be re-elected president of the united states. >> the election. more than just about obama and romney. it was about socialism and capitalism. about spending and cutting. about what kind of role government should have in your life. >> number one is the fiscal cliff. lawmakers saw it coming, but didn't bother to pay any attention to it, until after the election. had they put politics a
. >> china, china, china. >> china also getting more than a few mentions during the presidential campaign. it's pretty clear china is a competitor and a partner. >> number four, europe, the european union was fractured by too much debt and the austerity plans to fix it. that saga is far from over. number three, the housing market. finally finally bottomed out, the combination of low home prices and continued record low mortgage rates set off a building and buying spree. well...
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the next 50 years we are adding 3 billion new consumers, china, india, brazil. let's add i understondonesia to. 3 billion consumers growing in the consumption trends. the growth that will come in front of us in the next 50 years have nothing to do with what has been achieved in the last 50 years. the only difference is that it will be done in those new markets, one, and the specificity of those markets, young people, loving brands, loving sports and becoming rich much sooner compared with what we've been enjoying in other markets. that means attractiveness towards luxury brands starts much sooner in those new markets. >> my thanks to the ceo of ppr. >>> tomorrow morning's key jobs report could move your money even before the opening bell rings. we have our panel of wall street's top market pros giving you a leg up on the ore side of this break. stay with us. we're back in a moment on "the closing bell." americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first
the next 50 years we are adding 3 billion new consumers, china, india, brazil. let's add i understondonesia to. 3 billion consumers growing in the consumption trends. the growth that will come in front of us in the next 50 years have nothing to do with what has been achieved in the last 50 years. the only difference is that it will be done in those new markets, one, and the specificity of those markets, young people, loving brands, loving sports and becoming rich much sooner compared with what...
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china. i respect samsung but apple still has cache. >> i think the bottom line from the stock perspective and getting away from the company a little bit -- because we all know all of the size of it and how much cash and all of that. just looking at the stock itself, this thing is up 8,000% the last ten years. don't think that anyone should be looking at it as having that opportunity or anything even remotely close to that going forward. so when tony says the story's changing, it is changing, but changing doesn't necessarily mean it's going somewhere negati negative. it's just going to be a different type of opportunity. >> well said as always, josh. but you also probably made the case for the capital gains sale excuse that a lot of people have been throwing out there. >> it's up 40% this year versus an s&p that's up closer to 10%. don't be shocked. everyone owns it. >> tony is right, ecosystem is worth a great deal of money. if you split up the iphone, i-mac, the iphone, it wouldn't be the s
china. i respect samsung but apple still has cache. >> i think the bottom line from the stock perspective and getting away from the company a little bit -- because we all know all of the size of it and how much cash and all of that. just looking at the stock itself, this thing is up 8,000% the last ten years. don't think that anyone should be looking at it as having that opportunity or anything even remotely close to that going forward. so when tony says the story's changing, it is...
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good thing because an employee owned company is much less likely to move away to set up operations in china for example of these the jobs here employee owned companies if the company does better the people who work there benefits of this incentive to work harder and actually see a result from that. so what's the number for actual work have told workers cooperate is there far fewer. and i don't know how many people we don't sell hundreds there hundreds of these businesses very successful businesses. and incredible range of kinds of work. but i don't know what the total number is i've visited i think it's called peninsula engineering in madison and you know if you think you and and union cabin interviewed people from both those organizations there's some really extraordinary stories out there melissa what are you what are your favorite stories that are told in this movie. well of course it was wonderful to visit longer going. to see a place that's been in operation for fifty sixty years and so many people it was a very convincing example that we could organize. an economy around more cooperat
good thing because an employee owned company is much less likely to move away to set up operations in china for example of these the jobs here employee owned companies if the company does better the people who work there benefits of this incentive to work harder and actually see a result from that. so what's the number for actual work have told workers cooperate is there far fewer. and i don't know how many people we don't sell hundreds there hundreds of these businesses very successful...
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i was in china not long ago i sat with the head of the company that's the biggest solar company in china. 25% of chinese get their domestic hot water off their roof when they take a shower, 250 million chinese, it's coming from the roof compared to one percent of americans. not because we don't know how to do this. wang ming showed me in his museum. one of his prized possessions an old solar panel that jimmy carter put up in 1979. ronald reagan took them down for manlier forms of energy. that's a perfect demonstration that it's not engineering that we lack but political will. >> thank you for your leadership and example and hopefully all of us will heed that example. >> thank you gavin very much. >> as bill said the earth is loaded with plenty of good energy. we just need to change our behaviors. philanthropist wendy schmidt is trying to help us identify exactly what that means. plan
i was in china not long ago i sat with the head of the company that's the biggest solar company in china. 25% of chinese get their domestic hot water off their roof when they take a shower, 250 million chinese, it's coming from the roof compared to one percent of americans. not because we don't know how to do this. wang ming showed me in his museum. one of his prized possessions an old solar panel that jimmy carter put up in 1979. ronald reagan took them down for manlier forms of energy. that's...
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margin ways, specifically india and china. you have large dividend yield, low debt, very cheap and will hold up better because expectations, there's not many of them. the stock is, i think, a very good opportunity because expectations are so low. >> mack, good to see you. >>> time now for what you might have missed in pops and drops. arcos dorados. >> it's playing it down low. it isn't that great a move. i think you wait to buy it above the 50, $12.90, great stock. >>> baker hughes, up 3%. >> some negative comments, took bhi down and the comments at bhi were not really as negative as the street thought. at $42 a little room on the upside. will take you higher. >> abercrombie. >> too expensive for me. can't get on board here. >> down 1%. >> keep your eyes on your fries. this thing is a big deal. a lot of people in bonds, a lot of flow into bonds. they could head out. i think you see follow through and cut our fixed exposure to 2%. >> mike. >> today, there was news the eu might require larger warning labels on cigarettes, negati
margin ways, specifically india and china. you have large dividend yield, low debt, very cheap and will hold up better because expectations, there's not many of them. the stock is, i think, a very good opportunity because expectations are so low. >> mack, good to see you. >>> time now for what you might have missed in pops and drops. arcos dorados. >> it's playing it down low. it isn't that great a move. i think you wait to buy it above the 50, $12.90, great stock....
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retail stocks that have exposure in china such as tiffany. >> i'm not a big fan of tiffany. that stock has been a very, very difficult stock. i do think that you want to look at pvh because of the warm weather in america, but after they bought calvin klein, that's the one i think you ought to look at. let it come in, warm weather is going to cause everybody to have jitters. i wish we could forget about politics. i'd love to discuss decker's or coach. until we get a deal, it's bad news for the market. even for cheap stock like apple. "mad money" will be right back. >>> high on biotech. medical innovations continue to help us. tonight, two companies with breakthrough products that are leading the charge. cramer is talking to the ceos of immunogen and seattle genetics, just ahead. and later, reenergized. pipelines, they're america's energy toll road and can provide investors with a secure source of dividends, but his investment in north dakota's oil rich bakken shale continues, cramer's looking for companies that are ready to expand. don't miss the ceo of enbridge energy. all c
retail stocks that have exposure in china such as tiffany. >> i'm not a big fan of tiffany. that stock has been a very, very difficult stock. i do think that you want to look at pvh because of the warm weather in america, but after they bought calvin klein, that's the one i think you ought to look at. let it come in, warm weather is going to cause everybody to have jitters. i wish we could forget about politics. i'd love to discuss decker's or coach. until we get a deal, it's bad news for...
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optimism on china coming back giving the steel sector boost. prices for iron ore hitting a decent high lately, not a bad move, translating to a lot of names in this space for a while it looked like the economy was weakening and now it is coming back. dave: we want to let you know we will throughout this hour ridge you -- give the regular updates on a horrendous shooting in connecticut. that is coming throughout the hour. liz: how about alternative investment? putting money behind a pop culture icon. we are looking at other ways to make money than stocks but what about judy garland? the rights to her tv show are up for auction. did you know the rights and royalties of an investment can return 8% to 11% on average? better than a kick in the head. we have the man who is selling rights that he bought from judy garland's former husband. dave: today is the deadline for states to say if they will set up their own health care exchanges or leave it to the federal government to take care of. coming up an expert telling us why these exchanges could spell
optimism on china coming back giving the steel sector boost. prices for iron ore hitting a decent high lately, not a bad move, translating to a lot of names in this space for a while it looked like the economy was weakening and now it is coming back. dave: we want to let you know we will throughout this hour ridge you -- give the regular updates on a horrendous shooting in connecticut. that is coming throughout the hour. liz: how about alternative investment? putting money behind a pop culture...
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and, you know, i was in china and the china -- chinese leaders understand this. they don't deny their climate problem. they are engineers and they're rationale, and they don't want to be addicted to fossil fuels the way the united states is and have to protect the supply line around the world, so they are, number one in solar panels, wind power and nuclear power, building thirty nuclear power plants. so i don't -- but, of course, they do have a major problem with so many people in poverty and they're -- and they need -- they know they need to get them out of poverty or they may -- their government may not survive. so the -- of course, they're doing everything they can to raise the standard of living, but they are planning, by the middle of the century, to really have all their electricity from -- both india and china are really looking to go non-fossil fuel. but to make that happen soon enough, we have to have a price on carbon. >> well, i'm gonna touch quickly on the keystone xl pipeline then we're gonna have the audience participation. theve been an opponent of
and, you know, i was in china and the china -- chinese leaders understand this. they don't deny their climate problem. they are engineers and they're rationale, and they don't want to be addicted to fossil fuels the way the united states is and have to protect the supply line around the world, so they are, number one in solar panels, wind power and nuclear power, building thirty nuclear power plants. so i don't -- but, of course, they do have a major problem with so many people in poverty and...
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be cooling off going on in china. that exacerbated a selloff in the agriculture commodities and that translated to a selloff in gold and silver as well. what's interesting to note are some reports out from firms talking about what happened in commodities overall. so far this year we have seen losses overall for commodities sector. gold, though, has fared pretty well up 7% year-to-date. back to you, sue. >> thank you so much, sharon. let's bring in jeff kilberg. i know a lot of people are longer term quite bullish on gold. why are we see this pressure taking it apolo the 1700 mark. >> well, sue, i think we saw a knee-jerk reaction initially when boehner came out with plan b. that technically got the ball rolling to the downside. keep in mind one week away from christmas. these holiday markets you can really get pushed around. traders have to be aware on thin volumes. came down to the november 5th low, new low on the close, 1670. right now i think they are stripping out the inflation in gold and really focused on the fi
be cooling off going on in china. that exacerbated a selloff in the agriculture commodities and that translated to a selloff in gold and silver as well. what's interesting to note are some reports out from firms talking about what happened in commodities overall. so far this year we have seen losses overall for commodities sector. gold, though, has fared pretty well up 7% year-to-date. back to you, sue. >> thank you so much, sharon. let's bring in jeff kilberg. i know a lot of people are...
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that will be china, why? >> well, i think that apple isn't it rating as fast, we're seeing samsung phones coming out every week, like a new one, every week. every size, shape and color, so you've got a lot of competition in the space, apple wasn't doing anything in china a few short years ago and now they're going to the iphone in that debate. and falling-- >> fell two notches. you've got competition now from samsung and the mobile space and they're the gold standard when it comes to computing. i think it's great because it forces apple to make interesting decisions and become more competitive and i think that once a year for a phone. i think we may start to see apple shift in the idea of coming out with an iphone every week. >> and forces apple to shake up the status quo. do you think with the cash they're sitting on might be smarter to make acquisitions out there and broadening the face of offerin offerings? >> i think one thing you're seeing a competition with google and need to start hiring talent to keep
that will be china, why? >> well, i think that apple isn't it rating as fast, we're seeing samsung phones coming out every week, like a new one, every week. every size, shape and color, so you've got a lot of competition in the space, apple wasn't doing anything in china a few short years ago and now they're going to the iphone in that debate. and falling-- >> fell two notches. you've got competition now from samsung and the mobile space and they're the gold standard when it comes...
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market is fear about china. but i would rather play it from some of the quality industrials where i feel there could be some other things that helped them whether it's -- you know, u.s. housing and other things, not just pure china plays. >> adam, it's simon. going into next year, i think no one will argue taxes are going to go up at some rate. historically, dividend type stocks have underperformed. do you still feel good about them? >> i do. because it's different this time. i mean, it's been well communicated, well documented. everyone knows that that's an issue. in fact, we don't think it's possible the dividend taxes won't rise the amount that's in the law. right? so if you look last week, for example, utilities were the best p performing sector in the market, up 3.35% last week. i think you can get a relief rally if they do change the law. and more over all the the other things that are compelling about them, whether low payout ratios or compelling yield versus the bond market or in fact the most cynical bu
market is fear about china. but i would rather play it from some of the quality industrials where i feel there could be some other things that helped them whether it's -- you know, u.s. housing and other things, not just pure china plays. >> adam, it's simon. going into next year, i think no one will argue taxes are going to go up at some rate. historically, dividend type stocks have underperformed. do you still feel good about them? >> i do. because it's different this time. i...
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most of their employees are contract workers are in china. there is only 40,000 here. he was quoted saying we've got to do something about jobs in the united states. i think that is somewhat political move. the big story going forward as i see it, competition really picked up when competition picks up, usually margins get squeezed a little bit. when march twins are squeezed, profits are affected. when profits are affected stocks react negatively. i think you're seeing that right now. i think the stock is forecasting it. gerri: tablet market is amazing. we looked at five different products yesterday. everybody has got one. ipad does not have the market cornered anymore. gary, always a pleasure to have you on the show. thanks for coming on tonight. >> always my pleasure, thank you. gerri: yes, it is fiscal cliff season and it is christmas season but also oscar season when some of the most critically a claimed of years are released and moviegoers flock to see the best of the best. there are some films that few actually go to even though they star some of the biggest names
most of their employees are contract workers are in china. there is only 40,000 here. he was quoted saying we've got to do something about jobs in the united states. i think that is somewhat political move. the big story going forward as i see it, competition really picked up when competition picks up, usually margins get squeezed a little bit. when march twins are squeezed, profits are affected. when profits are affected stocks react negatively. i think you're seeing that right now. i think...
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>> what you heard out of china, a government official in china said last month, he was quoted until saying, if we continue bi bailing these companies out in china, it's giving a patient poison to quench their thirst. you had a bailout of sun tech, a bailout of another chinese company and you've had multiple bailouts since then. you have massive oversupply in this market. you need companies to go out of business. what china is doing, they are coming in and bachling them out. thus this capacity that needs to be reduced is continuing to grow. so, we think capacity in china is going to row. you have much more supply than the demand. we continue to see price pressure. >> gordon, one of your competitors, i think tend of november, has a $50 price target on the stock. mentioned their cash flow. i'm not asking you to talk about their call but can you talk about their cash flow? do they have a healthy situation? >> that's a good point. where the projects they have, they will have the cash. but once the projects are over, if you look at first solar's earnings over the past four quarters, quarters whe
>> what you heard out of china, a government official in china said last month, he was quoted until saying, if we continue bi bailing these companies out in china, it's giving a patient poison to quench their thirst. you had a bailout of sun tech, a bailout of another chinese company and you've had multiple bailouts since then. you have massive oversupply in this market. you need companies to go out of business. what china is doing, they are coming in and bachling them out. thus this...
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their user base is highly mobile in china. these guys have to prove to people they can compete in the same space that google is trying to but they dominant. they don't have any competitors out there and this s.e.c. investigation into the chinese internet names is overdone. this is a great place on the chart. momentum is with you. >> pete, you're going to tim's girl, actually. >> tim's old girl. everybody's hated nokia. this stock was underneath $2 a share. i think this thing is fascinating. the 920 phone and the fact they actually have a contract with china mobile. 700 million subscribers, more than that. this company with the windows 8, i think there's a lot of different catalysts out there. we saw you unusual activity in this name. it was trading around $2. today, $4 a share. i think nokia's not going to beat up on apple, but if you want performance, that's the name to be in. >> gain market share at apple's expense? >> i think they can gain some market share. i don't know if it's at apple's expense, htc, whoever it is going
their user base is highly mobile in china. these guys have to prove to people they can compete in the same space that google is trying to but they dominant. they don't have any competitors out there and this s.e.c. investigation into the chinese internet names is overdone. this is a great place on the chart. momentum is with you. >> pete, you're going to tim's girl, actually. >> tim's old girl. everybody's hated nokia. this stock was underneath $2 a share. i think this thing is...
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it's not in china play. no, they have a small percentage of their sales in china and some tourist business here so you can forget about that, but even if it were, china sales are down. >> and i think we're saying the same thing in essence. my belief is, look, they're coming after this consumer discretionary spending. they came after the luxury end. they came after coach. there's not much juice to squeeze out. on the other side of that that gives the potential for coach to rally. >> i'd rather go to nordstrom. i'd rather play the luxury end. >> why nordstrom? >> i'm not counting on coach and coeurs. the high end consumers, there are have i few places for them to go in terms of broad line. >> the high end consumer rolls over altogether both you guys lose? >> absolutely. what i'm saying is that you're going to lose less. in the luxury space i mentioned before tiffany, i think the benefit that you have with tiffany, this is another name that you could play, is you've got that exposure to the potential recovery i
it's not in china play. no, they have a small percentage of their sales in china and some tourist business here so you can forget about that, but even if it were, china sales are down. >> and i think we're saying the same thing in essence. my belief is, look, they're coming after this consumer discretionary spending. they came after the luxury end. they came after coach. there's not much juice to squeeze out. on the other side of that that gives the potential for coach to rally. >>...
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from the country's capital and the north of guanmgzhou, in southern china. the line officially opened earlier this morning. trains on this high-speed online will initially run at 186 mi. per hour with a total travel time of about eight hours. before, the fastest time between the two cities by train was more than 20 hours. the chinese government plans to build a grid of high-speed railways which for east-west lines and for north-south lines by 2020. >> we will be right back. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. >> every major holiday the california highway patrol puts out a all hands on deck. it is called maximum enforcement.
from the country's capital and the north of guanmgzhou, in southern china. the line officially opened earlier this morning. trains on this high-speed online will initially run at 186 mi. per hour with a total travel time of about eight hours. before, the fastest time between the two cities by train was more than 20 hours. the chinese government plans to build a grid of high-speed railways which for east-west lines and for north-south lines by 2020. >> we will be right back. hey, look! a...
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how good is china? how weak is china. don't worry about it. unit growth coming back. china will follow in terms of same store. the market disagrees. i think the stock is very cheap. it's show me. until we see an inflection point in china, right now people feel like it's gone like this. be careful. yum. >> there are some lonely bulls out there on yum even at these levels. >> i happen to think that the united states could turn. i like the ceo. he's always reacted to whatever is bad. i don't want to write-off yum. i feel like this was so devastating. i got to see something positive before i can come on this show and say buy it. >> how about wsm? >> here's a terrific report. they say the growth story is unappreciated. william sonoma next week pier 1 reports next week restoration hardwa hardware. everything in the house is doing better. possible sandy story. possible employment story. where would those employment numbers be had it not been for sandy? business is real good for ll. no one wants to say our business is great because of sandy because of the loss of life and the
how good is china? how weak is china. don't worry about it. unit growth coming back. china will follow in terms of same store. the market disagrees. i think the stock is very cheap. it's show me. until we see an inflection point in china, right now people feel like it's gone like this. be careful. yum. >> there are some lonely bulls out there on yum even at these levels. >> i happen to think that the united states could turn. i like the ceo. he's always reacted to whatever is bad. i...
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and china. i believe that many of the problems we face in the world cannot be solved without the active collaboration of u.s. and china. and when the history books to say it was china and united states working together that solve these problems, instead of the history books and blaming the united states and china for failing to respond to things like climate change. having history books ignore the incredible contributions of china over thousands of years towards civilization, and just say, united states and china missed the opportunity and skirted up. -- screwed it up. >> we have two chinese immigrant families representing america. it is hard to imagine it in reverse from the chinese side. they're not an immigrant-based society. >> do they take it as an honor? >> yes. they also want to claim him. you know, as part of the greater china community. and then there is a bit of a disappointment, but it is an amazing moment in american history. >> i guess you want over there just before or after the bi
and china. i believe that many of the problems we face in the world cannot be solved without the active collaboration of u.s. and china. and when the history books to say it was china and united states working together that solve these problems, instead of the history books and blaming the united states and china for failing to respond to things like climate change. having history books ignore the incredible contributions of china over thousands of years towards civilization, and just say,...
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this is again china. i don't like it either but china is coming back. >> naz 100 taking on facebook. >> money is an index to the naz 100. people paid for this in premarket. it was a mistake. >> citi thinks limited can do a special div. >> limited has a lot of cash. gap said no yesterday. hurt the stock. >> goldman starts utx neutral. great company. a slap in the face, carl. boom. slap in the face. >> you got that right. what's on "mad" tonight? >> i have been featuring these investment -- look, the etf. i've been feeling they know america. i have to know how bad america is. they do the southeast. great company. >> we've not talked a lot about the cliff today. it's been kind of refreshing. cover of "the washington post" today. why doesn't the market care, right? >> i think the market doesn't understand to some degree. there's a whole new school of thought that says it would be good. another school of thought that says it doesn't matter that much. they created the cliff to be able to drive us into recession
this is again china. i don't like it either but china is coming back. >> naz 100 taking on facebook. >> money is an index to the naz 100. people paid for this in premarket. it was a mistake. >> citi thinks limited can do a special div. >> limited has a lot of cash. gap said no yesterday. hurt the stock. >> goldman starts utx neutral. great company. a slap in the face, carl. boom. slap in the face. >> you got that right. what's on "mad" tonight?...
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so china is very stable. still an opportunity we look at. we do invest, in our global portfolios, we definitely have some asian exposure. there was definitely some concern in the fourth quarter. we saw some of the manufacturing and growth rates come down. still an opportunity abounds out there. ashley: what do you like in particular as far as sectors go or particular stocks looking towards next year? >> absolutely. glad you asked that. so one of the things we look at is, the quality. is a company able to operate and deliver earnings and dividends in a variety of market conditions. ashley: yes. >> and we see that a lot with the consumer, both consumer staples and consumer discretionary. one stock we really like is safeway. now it has been beaten down, i know, but it has, but this is the value. this is where to get in. so that is one of our stocks that we like. another one we also like is staples. not quite as beaten down but done very well in a variety of market conditions. you still need office supplies. no matter what. we're still going to
so china is very stable. still an opportunity we look at. we do invest, in our global portfolios, we definitely have some asian exposure. there was definitely some concern in the fourth quarter. we saw some of the manufacturing and growth rates come down. still an opportunity abounds out there. ashley: what do you like in particular as far as sectors go or particular stocks looking towards next year? >> absolutely. glad you asked that. so one of the things we look at is, the quality. is a...